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Head Start and Early Head Start in Chicago, IL

227 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Chicago, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

House of Kidds2

8233 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60652

Run by Carole Robertson Center for Learning

Early Head Start

House of Kidds2

8233 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60652

Run by Carole Robertson Center for Learning

Head Start

Kidde College

8046 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60620

Run by Gads Hill Center

Head Start and Early Head Start

Kidz Colony

6738 S Archer, Chicago, IL 60626

Run by Henry Booth House

Head Start and Early Head Start

Kove Learning Academy

3137 W 71st St, Chicago, IL 60629

Run by Gads Hill Center

Head Start and Early Head Start

Lake Shore Schools

6759 N Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

Run by Henry Booth House

Head Start

Lakeshore Learning

1933 E 87th St, Chicago, IL 60617

Run by Chicago Commons Association

Head Start

Literacy Zone

5831 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60636

Run by Gads Hill Center

Early Head Start

Little Learners

6255 S Mayfield Ave, Chicago, IL 60638

Run by Henry Booth House

Head Start and Early Head Start

Loop Learning Center

2001 S Michigan Ave N/A, Chicago, IL 60616

Run by Henry Booth House

Head Start

M & E Daycare LLC

3728 W 79th St, Chicago, IL 60652

Run by Gads Hill Center

Head Start and Early Head Start

Marillac Social Center

212 S Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL 60612

Run by Recipient - Start Early

Head Start and Early Head Start

Mother's Touch Child Care

2501 W 71st St, Chicago, IL 60629

Run by Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

New Pisgah Day Care

8130 S Racine Ave, Chicago, IL 60620

Run by Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago, Inc.

Head Start

Nia Family Center

744 N Monticello Ave, Chicago, IL 60624

Run by Chicago Commons Association

Early Head Start

Nia Family Center

744 N Monticello Ave, Chicago, IL 60624

Run by Chicago Commons Association

Head Start and Early Head Start

Onward Neighborhood House

5423 W Diversey Ave, Chicago, IL 60639

Run by Onward Neighborhood House

Early Head Start

Paulo Freire Center

1653 W 43rd St, Chicago, IL 60609

Run by Chicago Commons Association

Head Start

Paulo Freire Center

1653 W 43rd St, Chicago, IL 60609

Run by Chicago Commons Association

Who can enroll

Head Start serves children ages 3 to 5 (ask the center about its birthday cutoff date). Early Head Start serves pregnant women, babies and toddlers under 3. Both are free for families who qualify.

Families usually qualify when household income is at or below the federal poverty guideline for their family size, or when the family gets public assistance such as TANF or SSI, the child is in foster care, or the family is experiencing homelessness. Programs may also enroll some children from families just above the guideline, and each program sets its own application steps and waitlist, so ask the center.

Official HHS poverty guidelines (current year) · Head Start's own center locator

Also in Chicago

Licensed child care and after-school programs in Chicago · Youth nonprofits in Chicago · Illinois program rules

Source: Head Start Service Location Dataset, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Head Start (CSV file), file dated November 8, 2026. The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings. Locations the program lists as closed are left out. Home-based locations show city and ZIP code only. A listing is not an endorsement.